Six Nations 2004

There are no surprises here as to who the favourites are for this years tournament, nor that Sir Clive will be focussed and fresh like he always is. The main point to England’s fortunes will be on how they will react to the big expectation that now awaits them. For logic says that the youth will oversee the experience and that the new stars will come through during the course of the tournament.

This may make England vulnerable in the last quarter of the close matches. But hanks to their key players of Jason Robinson, Will Greenwood, Ben Cohen and Josh Lewsey are all certain of a place in the Lions Test if the team was to picked today, not even to mention half the pack, to get close to cause an upset in the England camp it will take a huge performance to do so.